We have been impressed by the two Virgin Hotels properties we have tried out so far. We were expecting a ‘W’ clone, but Virgin Hotels Edinburgh (review here) and Virgin Hotels New York .....

We have been impressed by the two Virgin Hotels properties we have tried out so far. We were expecting a .....

2 Aug 20232 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card offered a way of getting a one-off hit of 8,000 Nectar points, worth 5,000 Avios, due to its sign-up bonus. It certainly wasn’t a great credit card for .....

The Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card offered a way of getting a one-off hit of 8,000 Nectar points, worth .....

2 Aug 20232 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

This is my review of the British Airways Galleries lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  You can see our full list of UK .....

This is my review of the British Airways Galleries lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 128 comments

The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert to 30,000 Avios) and offers some great benefits. It also comes with .....

The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (30,000 Membership Rewards .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

How do you book Virgin Atlantic flights using Virgin Points? This article is Part 3 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios Redemption .....

How do you book Virgin Atlantic flights using Virgin Points? This article is Part 3 of our new ‘Virgin .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global Health Insurance Card or GHIC. The good news is that existing EHIC cards will continue to .....

Brexit meant the end of the European Health Insurance Card for UK citizens. It was replaced by a new Global .....

1 Aug 20231 August 2023 by Rhys Jones • 88 comments

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2023.  Click through to read them in full: Norwegian acquires fellow Norwegian airline Widerøe What’s going on at Global Airlines, the .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in July 2023.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by HfP team

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may already have heard of them: they caused a splash a few weeks ago when they announced they had .....

Last Thursday was the official launch party for the UK’s newest airline, Global Airlines. You may .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 209 comments

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see details on the Marriott website here. Hertz has now launched a short term status match to .....

Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part series called ‘My Favourite Hotel’. We decided to break our usual rule about not .....

During the pandemic, as a way of providing inspiration for readers who were stuck at home, we ran a 64-part .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest reviews and features. This newsletter is the successor to Malcolm Ginsberg’s Business .....

Welcome to your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as our latest .....

31 Jul 202331 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the Domes of Corfu resort, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection. It is my second Domes Resorts review in two weeks, following my review of Domes Aulus .....

This is my review of the Domes of Corfu resort, which is part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection. .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Sinead Archer • 69 comments

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. Reader Andrew did an analysis of the trends for his own blog which you can read here. Here .....

We recently published, exclusively, the 2024 Avios peak and off-peak calendar for British Airways flights. .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £200 cashback on a spend of £1,000+ by 20th October. A lot of top independent hotels in the UK .....

American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group. You will receive £200 .....

30 Jul 202330 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments